That said, if the neighboring property is already up for sale, the timing could work in your favor.

I personally only buy from wholesalers since I have a full time job and cannot spend time "sourcing" leads. 

If you do it right though, you could pull most or even all of your money back out after the refinance, which would be crazy good for scaling.If you’re tight on cash or want to build your base first, I'd probably lean toward fixing up your current home.

Long story short ,someone reached out to me and said they have an air bnb ready to go , i rent it and they manage,$7000 to start, includes first month rent , makes about 900$ a month minus the 12% they take for management!

It has a lot of features that I simply can't write down all together.Zoho SalesIQ it integrates with your websites for real time chat supportZoho Workdrive, this is a Google Drive alternative except Zoho gives you 5 TBs right of the bat!

I’m new to real estate investing and am in the process of trying to acquire my first property.  

Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Tacoma.

This is a 3 bed 2 bath single family residence with largely cosmetic repairs needed, major systems repair would be replacing the ...

It has been a long time since I have found a foreclosure property at auction that wasn't occupied .

You can also track expenses and deposits per unit, which helps with accurate financial reporting.Plus, Doorloop allows tenants to make payments online and can syndicate your vacant properties to multiple listing websites.

Here are some threads that might help your research:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/765347-rent-to-retirement-reviewhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/1116050-a-huge-win-with-cori-from-rent-to-retirementhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/850/topics/895660-my-first-investment-property-an-out-of-state-dealhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1047543-big-profits-from-new-construction-sfr-build-in-cape-coral-flhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/983659-first-investment-property-with-rent-to-retirement?